Isle of Wight: 50 things to do before you're 11 ¾
St Helens Duver
This unusual shoreline of sandy beaches and tussock-y dunes is a good place for rock pool investigating, so take a net and see what creatures are hiding in the shallows. It’s packed with coastal wildlife in fact, so you stand a good chance of catching a fish with a net, or a crab.
The Needles Headland and Tennyson Down
This dramatic headland with spectacular coastal views is the perfect spot for flying a kite, and the grassy downs offer endless opportunities to make a grass trumpet and lay a trail with sticks.
Mottistone Gardens
This flower-filled garden is full of surprises including a series of comical Flowerpot People, based on famous people. The orchard is a great place to build a home for a wild animal, and to hunt for bugs.
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill is surrounded by National Trust countryside so it’s perfect for 50 things adventures. On Bembridge and Culver Downs you can climb a huge hill, hunt for bugs and go bird watching. You could also try finding your way with a map and compass, but don’t forget to return, to climb up inside the windmill.
Compton Bay and Downs
This huge stretch of sandy beach is the National Trust’s No.1 destination for jumping over waves! It’s also the best place on the Island for making sandcastles, catching a crab and looking for crazy creatures in rock pools. You can stand in dinosaurs’ footprints too.
Newtown National Nature Reserve
This National Nature Reserve is packed with wildlife - 200 species of bird visit every year. Check out the three bird hides; the Mercia Seabrook hide is kitted out with telescopes and you can clamber upstairs for a better view. You can also hunt for bugs and catch fish with a net.
